Questions about SCA price-adjustment reviews, records, and the process.
Answers to the practical questions contractors usually have before starting a review—from what information is needed to what the analysis does and does not determine.
No payroll upload or sales call required to start.
Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) are commonly referred to as the Service Contract Act or SCA. We use “SCA” as the familiar shorthand throughout this site.
Getting started
No. Start with the information you already know. The initial contract check does not require you to locate the contract, wage determination, payroll records, or supporting cost documents before completing it.
You can still complete the contract check. Contract number, agency, place of performance, and available-record information are optional if you do not have them handy.
No. The initial contract check does not accept payroll or supporting-document uploads. If a full analysis proceeds, we'll identify the records needed for that specific case and provide a separate secure method for submitting them.
No. The initial process is designed to work asynchronously. If a discussion would later be useful for a particular issue, it can be arranged separately.
What contracts may be worth reviewing
Examples include a new or revised wage determination, a new option period, a contract modification, or an increase in required wage or H&W costs. The relevant event depends on the contract and applicable requirements.
No. A new or revised wage determination may be an important starting point, but the supportable adjustment depends on the contract, the event that made the requirement applicable, actual affected employees and hours, wage and fringe effects, and the available supporting evidence.
No. The contract check allows you to identify whether your company is the prime contractor, a subcontractor, or unsure. Subcontractor situations may require additional scoping depending on the contractual relationship and facts.
Yes. A collective bargaining agreement does not automatically prevent a contract from being reviewed. CBA-covered work can involve additional requirements, including Section 4(c) considerations where applicable, so some cases may require specialized scoping before a standard analysis proceeds.
What information may be needed
The exact request depends on the case, but relevant records may include the contract or modification, applicable wage determination, payroll or labor reports, fringe or H&W support, and other records needed to substantiate relevant employer-cost effects.
We request records progressively rather than asking every contractor for the same document package upfront.
A missing record does not necessarily mean the review has to stop. We identify what is missing, determine whether the issue can be resolved with other support, and avoid including unsupported assumptions in the calculation.
No. The analysis is intended to work from appropriate exports and records produced by your existing payroll, accounting, ERP, or contract-management systems.
No. Those items are not required for the initial contract check and should not be submitted through it. If employee-level records are later needed for the analysis, only relevant information should be provided through the submission method specified for that stage.
How the analysis works
The analysis uses verified contract, wage, fringe, payroll, supported-hour, and applicable employer-cost inputs to calculate the supported cost impact under defined rules.
It is not based on a generalized multiplier or a generated estimate.
No. A defensible analysis depends on the actual facts and supporting records, including which employees were affected, the supported covered hours, and the actual wage or fringe effect.
Where applicable and supportable, the analysis can evaluate related employer-cost effects associated with the qualifying wage or fringe increase. Whether a particular cost applies depends on the facts and available evidence.
It is flagged for clarification or excluded from the supported amount rather than treated as certain.
What you receive
Depending on the case, the documented analysis may include:
- an adjustment calculation
- employee-level supporting detail where applicable
- wage and fringe impact support
- supported employer-cost effects
- an evidence index
- unresolved or missing-evidence findings
- supporting materials for internal review and preparation of the price-adjustment request
No. The initial service is focused on identifying, calculating, documenting, and supporting the adjustment analysis. It does not automatically submit a request to the Government or represent the contractor before the contracting officer.
The documented analysis provides a structured record of how the amount was developed and what evidence supports it. Any additional assistance would depend on the nature of the follow-up and the agreed scope.
Results and limitations
No. Whether an adjustment applies and what amount is supportable depends on the specific contract, applicable requirements, facts, and supporting evidence. Contracting-officer acceptance or Government payment is not guaranteed.
No. Public information can help identify a contract or potential adjustment event, but the supported amount requires private records and verified facts such as affected employees, actual rates, supported hours, fringe effects, and other applicable cost inputs.
Some situations may require additional review before a standard analysis can proceed. Examples can include unusual contract terms, disputed applicability, CBA or Section 4(c) issues where applicable, incomplete evidence, or other facts requiring specialized interpretation.
Data handling
The screening uses business and contract context selected or entered by the visitor, such as contract type, adjustment event, workforce scope, and available records. It runs locally in your browser and does not ask for your name or email.
No. Contract details, company information, and form answers are not sent as website analytics properties.
Preliminary contract-check answers are evaluated in your browser session and are not stored on our servers. If you separately engage AwardTrueUp for a full analysis, retention of records provided under that engagement depends on the type of information. Sensitive source records are subject to shorter retention than final work product.
Commercial process
Yes. The initial contract check is a preliminary review to determine whether the situation appears worth further analysis and what information may be needed next.
If the contract appears suitable for a full analysis, we confirm the scope and fee before detailed review begins.
No. There is no obligation to proceed with a full analysis after the preliminary contract check.
The amount of work can vary based on the number of employees, contract complexity, available records, and whether additional review is needed. We confirm the scope before the detailed analysis so the fee reflects the actual case rather than a generic package.
Still not sure whether the contract is worth reviewing?
Start with what you know. The initial check is designed to determine what information is actually needed next.
No payroll upload. No required sales call. No obligation to proceed.